Commentary It is already five-and-a-half years since that November day and night that shocked the liberal world. I know what it did to my faculty and media colleagues, but the bigger impact on the United States isn’t so clear. One is tempted by the response of the Chinese communist when asked about the impact of…

Commentary Far be it for me to criticize the political acumen of one Donald J. Trump who, against all odds, was able to achieve the literally unprecedented and extraordinary accomplishment of rising to the presidency without once having run for public office of any sort—and then performing at the highest level in the job. My…